A cheering crowd listens to the president at a fundraiser held at Minute Maid on March 9. "America is coming back,” he declared after employment numbers earlier in the day signaled the economy is picking up steam. (Smiley N. Pool / Houston Chronicle) less

A cheering crowd listens to the president at a fundraiser held at Minute Maid on March 9. "America is coming back,” he declared after employment numbers earlier in the day signaled the economy is picking up ... more

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President Obama greets Mayor Annise Parker shortly after arriving on Air Force One at Ellington Field. (Todd Spoth / For The Chronicle)

President Obama greets Mayor Annise Parker shortly after arriving on Air Force One at Ellington Field. (Todd Spoth / For The Chronicle)